A post seen on Twitter: People: Why should I be Catholic? Catholics: We’re the one true church! People: Nice 😎 People: Why should I be evangelical? Evangelicals: We have a personal relationship with Jesus! People: Nice 😎 People: Why should I be Mainline? Mainline: You...
The World’s Way Is Not The Way – Why Mindfulness Is Not Our Approach What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness” is a popular technique being used in therapeutic circles to address emotional and mental health issues these days. Increasingly, we are being asked to be more...
In 1971, I started college at Auburn University. It was not my first choice. I felt very much out of my element, having grown up in small rural communities and graduating in a class of 22. I felt very lost on the large campus environment in spite of the small town...
Did you know that 2020 is the Year of the Turtle? May 23 has been being celebrated as Turtle Day since 2000 as a way of bringing awareness to conservation of all kinds of turtles. In Florida we are especially blessed to have a diverse population of various species!...
My friend, Pat Sabiston, is a published author. We talk about books and the activities that go into and arise from such an endeavor. But often we talk about one particular book, The Bible. We both find God’s Word wonderfully inviting and revealing and we enjoy...
A Christian observed in a social media post that she preferred to think about religion(s) through this analogy: “That all rivers, lakes, and streams flow into one ocean. Therefore, some would say all religions lead to the same goal…. Merging with the...
“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.” Matthew 10:16 These are among Jesus’ words to his disciples, the Twelve, as he was preparing them to be sent, two by two, out into the world. He commended the...
Meme seen: “You attract people when you have a healing spirit. Be careful with that. Because darkness is drawn to your light…… #everybodydontwanthealing.” That’ll come to light soon enough. It took a while for me to figure it out, though. This...
One morning I found myself overwhelmed by competing demands on my time. With five women in the Titus 2 residence, three of whom are relatively new and two under court order, there are a lot of meetings, counseling sessions, and appointments- mental health, medical,...
Written 5/17/19- as we have been clearing, cleaning, and repairing the Titus 2 life recovery residence. I received a call yesterday from the piano technician who pronounced the death knell upon our ministry’s Baldwin piano recently. He’d located a...
